The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The bond measure includes a number of requirements to guide how funds are administered and overseen by about 30 different state agencies, departments, boards, commissions, conservancies, and offices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - For example, the amount emitters recently have had to pay for each ton of carbon dioxide equivalent they emit through the cap ‑and ‑invest program has been below $30 per ton and LCFS credits have been between $50 and $70 per ton.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - Nearly 30  percent of all ZEV passenger vehicles sold nationwide are in California, while the state is only home to about 12  percent of the U.S. population. Federal Light ‑Duty Incentive Program Expired in Late September 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

Framework for Approaching the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Budget [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5136

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Elimination of State Environmental Positions

Feb 17, 2026 - (We refer to these as “environmental positions. ”) By contrast, as shown in Figure  2, environmental positions comprised a majority of the residual positions reviewed by the Legislature (565 of 1,009) and of the positions the Legislature did not agree to eliminate (349 of 650).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5124

The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - Populations of fall ‑run Chinook —the state ’s most abundant salmon run that supports commercial and recreational fishing —have declined by an average of 2  percent annually since 1995. (A “run ” refers to the season in which the majority of adults return from the ocean to spawn.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - DOF indicates that its proposed budget trailer legislation clarifies its interpretation of the intent of SB 840 related to (1) the funds subject to the SB 840 methodology and (2) the treatment of state operations costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

The 2026-27 Budget: California Public Utilities Commission’s Implementation of AB 1207

Feb 10, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature (1)  assess whether these additional activities are consistent with legislative intent, as well as whether they are high priorities for funding given the state ’s serious budget challenges and (2)  make corresponding changes to the level of staffing and funding provided, as relevant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5120

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals Summary The Governor ’s 2026-27 budget proposes two categories of General Fund budget augmentations for the Governor ’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI): (1)  ongoing support for administrative and policy activities and (2)  temporary and ongoing funding for statutorily required activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - To that end, the 2024-25 budget package included language requiring SWRCB to submit a report to the Legislature by January 2026 on (1)  the impacts of the Sackett decision on workload, permitting, and enforcement processes; (2)  the nature of any legal challenges to state regulatory authority; and (3)  any regulatory limitations it was experiencing under current statute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144